SVL-Day 7

Edit 0 4 …
Roots:

1. Phil: love
  • Example: philanthropy: n. a desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities
  • Sentence: Bill Gates's Gates Foundation is an organization devoted to philanthropy that gives millions of dollars each year to fund programs in education.

2. Soph: wisdom
  • Example: sophisticated: adj. wise to the ways of the world
  • Sentence: Sophisticated people always know what to say and how to dress in any situation. I wish that I was sophisticated.

3. Hypo: under; less
  • Example: hypothesis: n. an unproved theory; something assumed for the sake of argument
  • Sentence: Someday I hope to prove my hypothesis that I can eat fifty hard-boiled eggs in half an hour.

4. Ana: back again
  • Example: anarchy: n. absence of any political authority; lawlessness
  • Sentence: Although there is a newly elected governement in Iraq, anarchy rules in the streets and cities and hundreds of civilians die every day.

5. Vert: turn
  • Example: divert: v. to turn attention away from
  • Sentence: Millions of dollars sent to Iraq for the war has been diverted from its original purpose and has gone missing.

6. Tempor: time
  • Example: extemporaneous: adv. impromptu; unrehearsed
  • Sentence: She was really nervous, having to stand up in front of class and give an extemporaneous speech without any rehearsal or time for planning.

7. Trib: pay; bestow
  • Example: retribution: n. deserved punishment
  • Sentence: Although giving retribution for a crime in terms of a fine or a prison sentence is fair, punishment without education usually will not solve anything.

8. Ali: other
  • Example: alias: n. an assumed name
  • Sentence: My alias, the name by which I am known in the hood, is White Chocolate Thunder Monkey.

9. Epi: among; upon
  • Example: epitome: n. essence: an abridged summary of a topic or work
  • Sentence: Vanilla Ice, forerunner of Eminem, is the epitome of all white rappers.

10. Simul: like
  • Example: simulate: v. to pretend; to imitate
  • Sentence: I often try to simulate trees and will stand in my room blooming for hours at a time.